1615 – Taxation for Expenses Incurred by Trustees.
§ 1615. Taxation for expenses incurred by trustees. When trustees are required or authorized by law, or by a vote of their district, to incur any expenses for such district, and when any expenses incurred by them are made, by express provision of law, a charge upon such district, they may raise the amount thereof […]
1616 – Issuing Order in Excess of Available Funds a Misdemeanor.
§ 1616. Issuing order in excess of available funds a misdemeanor. 1. The trustees of a common school district shall not issue an order or draft upon a county treasurer, collector or treasurer of the district for the payment of the salary of a teacher unless there shall be in the hands of such county […]
1618 – New York State School Boards Association, Inc.
§ 1618. New York State School Boards Association, Inc. The trustee, trustees or board of education of any school district may determine to expend and raise by taxation annually such sums as may be required toward defraying the actual and necessary expenses of maintaining and continuing the New York State School Boards Association, Inc., and […]
1619 – Advertising for Bids; Letting of Contracts.
§ 1619. Advertising for bids; letting of contracts. The trustees shall let all contracts for public work and all purchase contracts to the lowest responsible bidder after advertisement for bids where so required by section one hundred three of the general municipal law.
1613 – Trustees’ Right of Action Against Predecessor.
§ 1613. Trustees’ right of action against predecessor. The trustees in office shall sue for and recover any district moneys in the hands of any former trustee, or of his personal representatives, and apply them to the use of the district.
1614 – Notice of Non-Payment of Moneys Apportioned.
§ 1614. Notice of non-payment of moneys apportioned. If any portion of the moneys apportioned to the district shall not be paid by the collector or treasurer of the district, upon the due requirement of the trustees, they shall forthwith notify the treasurer of the county and the commissioner of education of the fact. In […]
1604 – Powers and Duties of Trustees.
§ 1604. Powers and duties of trustees. It shall be the duty of the trustees of a common school district, and they shall have the power: 1. To call special meetings of the inhabitants of such district whenever they shall deem it necessary and proper. 2. To give notice of special, annual and adjourned meetings […]
1604-A – Temporary Investment of School Moneys.
§ 1604-a. Temporary investment of school moneys. The board of trustees of any common school district may authorize the district treasurer or other officer having custody of district moneys to invest moneys of the district in the manner provided by section eleven of the general municipal law.
1605 – Powers and Duties of a Sole Trustee.
§ 1605. Powers and duties of a sole trustee. The sole trustee of a common school district shall possess all the powers and be subject to all the duties, liabilities and penalties which the law imposes upon a board of three trustees.
1606 – Mode of Exercise of Trustees’ Powers.
§ 1606. Mode of exercise of trustees’ powers. 1. The powers committed by law to the trustees of a common school district must be exercised by them as a board. The board must meet for the transaction of business in accordance with notice of time and place. 2. In a board composed of three trustees, […]